Content<\/a> \u201cfor any purpose,\u201d including analyzing it and training machine learning and AI models, according to the terms document. The agreement states that no compensation is paid for those uses and that access to the service constitutes \u201csufficient compensation.\u201d<\/p>\nThe 2024 terms framed user responsibility around \u201cany Content you provide,\u201d without expressly naming prompts and outputs, according to a comparison of the documents.<\/p>\n
The 2026 draft adds a prohibited-conduct clause targeting AI circumvention attempts. The terms define \u201cmisuse\u201d to include attempts to bypass platform controls through \u201cjailbreaking,\u201d \u201cprompt engineering, or injection,\u201d language that does not appear in the 2024 terms, according to the documents.<\/p>\n
The updated agreement includes Europe-specific provisions addressing content enforcement under European Union and United Kingdom law. The terms note that EU and UK law can require enforcement against content described as \u201charmful\u201d or \u201cunsafe,\u201d with examples including bullying or humiliating content, eating disorder content, and content about methods of self-harm or suicide. The 2026 terms add UK-specific language describing how users can challenge enforcement actions under the UK Online Safety Act 2023.<\/p>\n
X maintains restrictions on automated access and data collection, barring crawling or scraping \u201cin any form, for any purpose\u201d without prior written consent. The terms set liquidated damages at $15,000 per 1,000,000 posts requested, viewed, or accessed in any 24-hour period when violations involve that volume, according to the agreement. The 2026 draft adjusts wording to apply when a user induces or knowingly facilitates violations.<\/p>\n
Dispute provisions require claims to proceed in federal or state courts in Tarrant County, Texas. The 2026 text states that forum and choice-of-law provisions apply to \u201cpending and future disputes\u201d regardless of when the underlying conduct occurred. The updated terms establish a one-year deadline for federal claims and two years for state claims, replacing the single one-year deadline in the earlier version.<\/p>\n
The agreement includes a class-action waiver barring users from bringing claims as a class or in representative proceedings in many cases, and caps X\u2019s liability at $100 per covered dispute, according to the terms.<\/p>\n
The Knight First Amendment Institute stated that X\u2019s terms \u201cwill stifle independent research\u201d and called the approach \u201ca disturbing move that the company should reverse.\u201d The Center for Countering Digital Hate announced in November 2024 that it would quit X ahead of a terms change and criticized the Texas venue requirement as a tactic to steer disputes toward favorable courts. The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism described how lawsuits can have \u201ca chilling effect\u201d on critics, according to published statements.<\/p>\n
The changes take effect Jan. 15, 2026, according to X\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n
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